Me, I care. I think it could be an important piece of the puzzle. OK, not as important as how an 18 year old can acquire such lethal weapons so easily but still, it's a piece of the puzzle. Just as bullying could be a piece etc.
Yeah, talk to some black people about that. Also, violent crime is still near record lows. So your interpretation of how much crime there is, isn't reflected in the stats. And yes, certainly right-wing fascism is on the rise, but this has nothing to do with that.
Teens don't watch the news.
Yeah, access to guns.
TV and movies aren't polarized, that implied news media. And teens don't watch the news.
Rise of gangs? I guess West Side Story and Boyz in the Hood were futuristic movies.
Culture hasn't changed.
Quite a lot has changed over the past 50 years. Start with the systemic dismantling of the family unit, the ascension of welfare state, and now the internet information super highway and the astonishing ease with which an 18 year old could acquire two lethal weapons.
The crime rate in Seattle is about half what it was in the eighties.
List of school shootings in the United States. That page is a rather long list that covers just those since 2000. There is a link to another long list for those that took place in the previous century. Most of these shootings only manage to kill a few people or even fail to accomplish that, but the frequency and lethality have gone up over time as more and more guns with enhanced firepower have become available to the public.
www.businessinsider.com
There is no need for NRA members to show up with their firearms because they do not need to intimidate the NRA to "protect their 2nd amendment rights". And, of course, the NRA nabobs might be a little fearful one of their faithful dittoheads is a batshit nutty enough to take literal aim at them for not expanding their "rights:.
One place you won't find guns in the wake of the Texas school massacre? The NRA's upcoming leadership conference in Houston this week.
An NRA memo said the restrictions were due to US Secret Service firearm guidelines as former President Donald Trump is slated to speak at the forum.
Republicans sat down and crafted 2 bi-partisan bills with democrats after Sandy Hook (I know, they were both defeated - but at least they tried). I promise, this group of republicans does not see an american tragedy. They are probably still wondering how all those kids got out of the separation camps at the border.
